Located about 22 miles southwest of Williston (off Highways 1804 and 58)
Oct. 1–April 30
Open for events, school tours, rentals, and by appointment.
May 1–Sept. 30
9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Daily
Site grounds with outdoor interpretive signs are open year-round.
Stone Powder Magazine
Post Cemetary Site
Officer's Quarters building
Museum exhibit and video
Self-guided site tour
Modern facilities on site
Picnic area and campgrounds
Fort Buford Sixth Infantry Frontier Military Encampment
No Rental Facilities
Adult: $10
Child (6-17): $5
School Group: $1/person
Bus Tour: $7/person
Admission is free for children 0-5 years old and State Historical Society of North Dakota Foundation members.
Admission fee includes admission to Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center.
Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center
Fort Union Trading Post
For information on other attractions in the area, follow this link to Williston Convention and Visitors Bureau
Life by the Bugle
This permanent exhibit in the Field Officer’s Quarters explores the life of a frontier military officer at Fort Buford and also examines the role of women at an army post. Several objects original to Fort Buford’s days as a military post from 1866 to 1895 are displayed. The Officer of the Guard Building, also at the site, features an exhibit of objects from the SHSND collections and period reproductions.
See also Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center - Exhibits.
Address:
15349 39th Lane Northwest,
Williston, ND 58801
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Oct. 1–April 30
Open for events, school tours, rentals, and by appointment.
May 1–Sept. 30
9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Daily
Site grounds with outdoor interpretive signs are open year-round.
Contact Fort Buford:
phone: 701.572.9034
email: shsbuford@nd.gov
Contact SHSND:
phone: 701.328.2666
email: history@nd.gov
